Foundations of Catholic Belief
Publisher: La Salle Bureau
Published: 1943
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS; title: FOREWORD iii; title: PREFACE v; title: INTRODUCTION; title: Chapter I. THE NATURE OF MAN 1; title: Man's Soul 6; title: Relations Between Soul and Body 12; title: Human Personality 17; title: Chapter II. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD; HIS ATTRIBUTES AND WORKS. 14; title: Atheism: Causes and Consequences 18; title: The Nature of God 21; title: The Works of God 25; title: The Origin of Man 50; title: The Providence of God 54; title: The Problem of Evil 57; title: Chapter III. RELIGION IN GENERAL; ITS NATURE AND NECESSITY 45; title: Necessity of Religion 50; title: Origin of Religion 54; title: Atheistic Communism 58; title: Chapter IV. REVELATION; ITS POSSIBILITY 68; title: Mysteries 70; title: Miracles and Prophecies 74; title: Chapter V. HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS 78; title: Authenticity of the Pentateuch 82; title: Integrity of the Pentateuch 85; title: Veracity of the Pentateuch 87; title: Authenticity of the Gospels 91; title: Integrity of the Gospels 93; title: Veracity of the Evangelists 95; title: Excellence of the Sacred Scriptures 100; title: The Gospels and Their Authors 101; title: Chapter VI. JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD 112; title: Messianic Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus Christ 113; title: Jesus Christ Affirmed His Divinity 124; title: Jesus Christ Proved His Divinity 125; title: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ 128; title: Chapter VII. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 136; title: Attributes of the Church of Jesus Christ 140; title: Marks of the True Church 153; title: Chapter VIII. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH WAS FOUNDED BY CHRIST 169; title: The Roman Catholic Church has Unity 169; title: The Roman Catholic Church is Holy 171; title: The Roman Catholic Church is Catholic 173; title: The Roman Catholic Church is Apostolic 174; title: Absence of these Marks in the Protestant Churches 178; title: Absence of these Marks in the Greek Church 184; title: Chapter IX. THE PRIMACY OF ST. PETER AND THE INFALLIBILITY OF THE POPE 188; title: Five Passages from Scripture 190; title: The Popes Claimed Infallibility 196; title: The Fathers and Doctors of the Church Recognized Papal Infallibility 200; title: The General Councils Recognized Papal Infallibility 202; title: Objections Against Papal Infallibility 208; title: The Bishops are Infallible only when United to the Bishop of Rome 210; title: Chapter X. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 218; title: Outside the Church there is no Salvation 220; title: The Church is a Supernatural Society 224; title: The Church and Civilization 224; title: The Church is a Perfect Society 241; title: The Church and the Nation 245; title: Sources of the Church's Teachings 252; title: Expressions of the Church's Teachings 263; title: APPENDIX 271; title: The Life of Christ 271; title: Political Setting in the Time of Jesus and the Apostles 283; title: List of Roman Pontiffs 286; title: Principal Heresies 290; title: Hierarchy of the Catholic Church 298; title: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND READING LIST 305; title: INDEX 311